How to appear offline on Xbox One while being active online?

Xbox Live enables social interaction among friends and or players from all around world; however, that isn’t always what you want every time you are online on platform. You could be invested in one of your favourite single-player games and simply aren’t in mood to enter a multiplayer mode.

Fortunately, for users who wish to avoid getting pestered with countless requests, Xbox One offers a privacy setting that allows control over who can view one’s online status on platform. So, let us explore how you enable same.

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How to appear offline on Xbox One to everyone?

If you wish to hide your online status from everyone, process is quite simple. Here’s how you can do it:

Step 1: Sign in to your Xbox Live account

Step 2: Tap Xbox button on your controller from your Xbox One's Home screen to bring up menu

Step 3: Scroll to left of menu. Click on your profile im and tap A button

Step 4: You will find a dropdown menu under ‘Appear online’. Go to dropdown menu and tap A button

Step 5: w, select ‘Appear offline’ option and tap ‘A’ on your controller. This will change your availability status and you will appear offline to your friends and or players

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How to appear offline on Xbox One for everyone except your friends?

Xbox One also allows you to hide online status from users you don't kw, while still allowing your friends to kw when you're online. This can be adjusted from security and privacy settings.

Step 1: Tap Xbox button on controller from your console’s home screen. Head over to ‘System’ tab on menu. Click on ‘Settings’ and tap ‘A’ on controller

Step 2: Navigate to ‘Account’ tab and look for ‘Privacy & online safety’ option. Click on option and hit ‘A’ on your controller

Step 3: Click on ‘Xbox Live privacy’ and tap ‘A’

Step 4: Find ‘View details & customize’ option on next menu and hit ‘A’ button

Step 5: Click on ‘Online status & history’ and tap ‘A’ on controller

Step 6: Here, you will see a series of categories with corresponding drop-down menus. options include Everybody, Friends, and Block. Select ‘Friends’ option in drop-down menu and tap ‘A’ on controller

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